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Culture2K’s Social Media Accounts Have Been Hacked, Posted Some Bad Stuff
Publisher 2K have suffered quite the security breach tonight, as pretty much every aspect of their social media presence, from Twitter to Facebook, have been hacked, with those responsible posting their own ramblings across the accounts. While 2K have now regained control over many of those accounts, some—like the company’s Facebook page—are still hosting the…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2019 -
CultureCall of Duty: Modern Warfare‘s Camera Angles And Hitboxes Are Still Pretty Broken
Post-launch updates are slowly improving Modern Warfare, but there are still major issues that need to be addressed to make it a less frustrating Call of Duty Call of Duty: Modern Warfare’s multiplayer plays much more slowly than other recent entries in the franchise. Unless you’re playing the tiny “Shoot House” map, which has become…
By S.E. Doster Published November 15, 2019 -
CulturePath Of Exile Is Getting A Sequel
After a years-long ascent from action-RPG also-ran to PC gaming mainstay, Path of Exile, the free-to-play game that has, for many players, usurped Diablo as the premiere grimdark monster-mashing loot fest, is officially getting a sequel Announced today during ExileCon in New Zealand, Path of Exile 2 was originally set to be a large update…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 15, 2019 -
CultureUntitled Goose Game As A PS1 Game Is Perfect
Indie developer Narayana Walters decided the titular fowl from Untitled Goose Game wasn’t menacing enough and so decided to recast the anti-hero in the lo-fi hell of a PlayStation 1 game. Untitled Goose Game is an animal circus full of clever little details and brilliant moments of spontaneous slapstick, but at bottom it’s about a…
By Ethan Gach Published November 15, 2019 -
CulturePokémon Sword And Shield Players Report Alarming SD Card Issue, But It’s Fixable
Pokémon Sword and Shield are out today. It should be a joyous occasion, except that some players have hit quite a snag: They say that the downloadable versions of the games are deleting all of their Switch save data. In reality, that’s not quite what’s happening, but the glitch in question is certainly alarming. It…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 15, 2019 -
CultureWhat Are You Playing This Weekend?
The weekend is for doing A Very Serious Housecleaning and plugging a bunch of cracks in my apartment, because the cold weather seems to be driving roaches inside, and I am a massive bug baby. It’s also for playing video games while I try not to think about roaches. I have been playing a ton of…
By Riley MacLeod Published November 15, 2019 -
CultureKotaku Game DiarySpamming Like In Death Stranding Makes You Feel Real Good
Death Stranding’s America is dotted with thousands, possibly even millions, of player-made structures that can make the post-apocalyptic expanse less dangerous and also less lonely—perhaps even welcoming. These structures have a social media-inspired system that lets you click a “like” button on them. And I am determined to favorite them all as much as possible.…
By Ethan Gach Published November 15, 2019 -
CultureYouTube Channel Of A Man Feeding Stray Cats Keeps Me Calm
Life is hard. Take a load off by watching a Japanese man feed stray cats. I discovered Niiyan1216, a series of videos where a Japanese man feeds stray cats, over a year ago. I was perusing the subreddit Deep Into YouTube, which is dedicated to finding rare, interesting videos. I’m a huge cat person, so…
By Gita Jackson Published November 15, 2019 -
CultureStar Wars Is Now In Fortnite
Fortnite’s latest lincesed tie-in is with Star Wars, with classic trilogy Imperial Stormtroopers now available as a skin in the game. It’s available now for purchase in the item store. Or, if you buy Fallen Order from the Epic Store, you get it for free.
By Luke Plunkett Published November 15, 2019 -
CultureFallout 76, One Year Later
Bethesda launched Fallout 76 one year ago today, and almost everything that could go wrong did. And yet 12 months later it’s still around, still getting updates, and full of players who remain willing to pour their best and most creative energies into trying to make it an interesting and wondrous place. It’s been a…
By Ethan Gach Published November 14, 2019 -
CultureTwitchFirst Streamer To Hit 60 In WoW Classic Kicked From Top Esports Organization For Stealing Item
Before the tail end of August, Daniel “Jokerd” Gobey was basically a nobody. Then he won the worldwide race to hit level 60 in WoW Classic and became an overnight Twitch sensation, with over 300,000 people tuning in to watch his big moment just three days after Classic’s launch. But the 22-year-old player from Malta,…
By Nathan Grayson Published November 14, 2019 -
CultureCosplayShowcaseGiant Batman Cosplay Is A Work Of Art
One of my favorite cosplayers on the planet, Julian Checkley, has spent the last two years working on a Batman outfit that is so good I’m starting to wonder if he’s actually working for Bruce Wayne on the side. “Everything was sculpted, molded and cast in various grades of urethane rubber by me,” Julian says…
By Luke Plunkett Published November 14, 2019 -
CultureEverything Announced For Xbox One And PC At X019
New game announcements from Obsidian, Rare, and Dontnod highlighted Microsoft’s Inside Xbox presentation at X019, the company’s annual fan festival taking place in London this weekend. It also showed several updates and new trailers for previously announced games, as well as new content coming to Project xCloud and Xbox Game Pass—including 10 Final Fantasy games.…
By Chris Kohler Published November 14, 2019 -
CultureA Ton Of Final Fantasy Games Are Coming To Xbox Game Pass
Final Fantasy VII through XV (excluding the two MMOs) will get added to Game Pass in the coming months, Microsoft announced today during the latest episode of Inside Xbox at this year’s XO19 fan event in London. That chunk of the series includes 10 games, many of which, like Final Fantasy VIII and Final Fantasy XII:…
By Ethan Gach Published November 14, 2019 -
CultureNew Game From The Makers Of Life Is Strange Features A Transgender Hero
Dontnod Entertainment, the studio behind Life is Strange and Vampyr, are making a new game. Tell Me Why is a mystery adventure game about unraveling a troubled past starring a pair of twins, one of whom is transgender. In Tell Me Why, players follow the story of Tyler and Alyson Ronan, exploring both of their…
By Heather Alexandra Published November 14, 2019 -
CultureRare Is Making A New Open-World Adventure Game
Rare’s upcoming game, Everwild, is a delightful and fantastical-looking adventure game set in a natural paradise. Revealed today at Inside Xbox, Everwild featured Princess Mononoke-style wilderness and creatures. The British studio was acquired by Microsoft in 2002. This is Rare’s first game since Sea of Thieves. We couldn’t discern much about the gameplay or plot…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published November 14, 2019 -
CultureAsk Dr. NerdLove: Help, I’ve Fallen For My Roommate
Hello, you sexy pheromone ghosts, and welcome to Ask Dr. NerdLove, the only dating advice column to come to you from dingy bars on the Outer Rim. This week, we’re asking hard questions and facing harder consequences. What happens when it feels like your roommate might also be your soulmate? What do you do when…
Harris O'Malley Published November 14, 2019
